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Week 10

Weekly
Grade
Amanda Hugginkiss™
5-5 110.96
105.33
 
VS
proj
DITKA
108.5 5-5
97.62

DITKA outperform expectations but fall to Amanda Hugginkiss™ in 110.96-108.50 battle

DITKA stepped up and outperformed their projected point total, but it wasn't enough to swing the result. Predicted to triumph by a score of 105.33-97.62, Amanda Hugginkiss™ came from behind to earn a 110.96-108.50 victory over DITKA. Trailing 108.50-80.26 heading into Sunday night, Amanda Hugginkiss™ charged back behind Ezekiel Elliott (151 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 36 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). Drew Brees (265 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Michael Thomas (8 Rec, 70 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) led the way for DITKA in defeat. Amanda Hugginkiss™ (5-5) will look to build on their success against Eh Team, while DITKA (5-5) will face Kick butt! Hiya!!! in an effort to get some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Amanda Hugginkiss™   DITKA

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 187 yards from scrimmage and scoring 2 touchdowns against the Eagles, Elliott registered 30.7 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 14.66-point projection and was much higher than his 14.33-point season scoring average. Elliott ranks #28 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Falcons next week.
Ezekiel Elliott

Top Player Comparison

Amanda Hugginkiss™
Points
% of total points 110.96
1
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
30.7
14.66
27.7%
2
Tyreek Hill
WR
25.7
13.09
23.2%
3
Davante Adams
WR
17.7
13.18
16%
4
Tom Brady
QB
10.76
20.05
9.7%
DITKA
Points
% of total points 108.5
1
Drew Brees
QB
28.9
20.8
26.6%
2
Michael Thomas
WR
19
14.19
17.5%
3
Antonio Brown
WR
15.6
13.72
14.4%
4
The Chicago Bears defense
DEF
12
8.87
11.1%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Antonio Brown had a 53-yard touchdown catch for DITKA, contributing to a 15.60-0.00 lead for DITKA.
Sunday Early
There were several players with big-time plays for both teams early Sunday, but after the smoke cleared, DITKA became the proud owner of a 108.50-46.76 lead. Tyreek Hill had a 37-yard touchdown catch for Amanda Hugginkiss™, while Tom Brady had a 44-yard pass. Meanwhile, Drew Brees had a 28-yard touchdown pass and a 42-yard pass for DITKA, while Josh Gordon had a 44-yard catch.
Sunday Late
Davante Adams had a 25-yard touchdown catch for Amanda Hugginkiss™, who trailed 108.50-80.26 after the late slate.

Points By Position

  Amanda Hugginkiss™   DITKA

StatSmack

Amanda Hugginkiss™ must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more in this one (110.96) than their season average (96.34).
DITKA are like a set of bad ACLs. They've been blown out more times than Amanda Hugginkiss™ (3 vs 2).
Amanda Hugginkiss™ have the clutch gene, with more close wins than DITKA (1 vs 0).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of DITKA - they’ve made more transactions (3) than Amanda Hugginkiss™ (2) this season. That didn't seem to help them this week, though.
By position, Amanda Hugginkiss™ have outscored DITKA at RB and WR this season.
Don't worry DITKA, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Coach Talk

Amanda Hugginkiss™
Football is all about exploiting the mismatches. With good numbers from the backfield, our squad definitely took that to heart this past week. We quadrupled DITKA at the running back spot (37 points to 8.9). With 187 total yards and two TDs, Ezekiel Elliott did most of the damage, while Tevin Coleman chipped in with 63 yards.
DITKA
We just took it easy so our players could dominate in Week 11, right? The six offensive skill starters (three WRs, two RBs, one TE) on DITKA collectively put up 376 yards and just three touchdowns in Week 10. The skill players on Amanda Hugginkiss™ stuffed the statsheet by logging 602 yards and six scores.